Myriad Dragon Divine Sovereign

Wen Qingye walked before Xia Liu, Chen Xi’er, and the others. He took a closer look and couldn’t help but think, ’How vicious. To actually use a cruel poison like Corpse Condensing Powder.’

SHING!

Wen Qingye unsheathed the One Thought Sword, its blade glinting with a cold light. He didn’t hesitate to stab toward the Qi Sea Acupoint in Xia Liu’s abdomen.

”Wen Qingye, what do you think you’re doing?” Lei Hao couldn’t help but shout upon seeing this.

Wen Qingye said flatly, ”Saving them.”

Lei Hao frowned. ”What nonsense are you talking about? If you pierce their Qi Sea Acupoint, their Qi Sea will rupture and their cultivation will be completely crippled! Stop! Do you realize that if you kill them, you won’t be able to bear the consequences?”

The Qi Sea Acupoint connected directly to a person’s Qi Sea. If pierced, a light wound would result in serious injury, a moderate one would cripple their cultivation, and a severe one would mean death. Wen Qingye’s sword had struck the Qi Sea Acupoint directly. How could Lei Hao possibly believe his words?

Wen Qingye had his own way of dealing with the Corpse Condensing Powder. He just needed to pierce two inches into the Qi Sea Acupoint to halt the poison’s circulation. The victim, however, would enter a temporary state of suspended animation for half a month.

It sounded simple, but it required an extremely detailed knowledge of the human body and exquisitely fine control over a sword—something an ordinary person could never accomplish.

Mo Qing slowly opened her eyes. In a daze, she saw Wen Qingye walk toward Chen Xi’er and plunge his sword into her Qi Sea.

”Wen... Wen Qingye... what is he...” Mo Qing stared into Wen Qingye’s impassive eyes, her mind inexplicably going blank. Then, as if a great weight had been placed upon them, her eyelids closed once more.

”How dare you kill a member of my Flowing Cloud Sect?”

SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

Several whizzing sounds echoed through the Redwood Forest, erupting from both sides of Wen Qingye simultaneously.

To the left, several figures suddenly appeared, moving as fast as lightning as they charged toward Wen Qingye and the others. Their attire identified them as members of the Flowing Cloud Sect, Celestial Thunder Hall, Three Realms Sect, and Celestial Profound Sect—and every one of them possessed an incredibly high cultivation.

To the right was the sound of rushing air as Le Qian and the Heaven-Burying Sect disciples fled in a panic.

”Trying to run? The members of the Heaven-Burying Sect aren’t going anywhere.”

Wen Qingye pulled his sword from the last Flowing Cloud Sect disciple, his calm eyes fixed on Le Qian. With a push off the ground, he shot after Le Qian’s shadowy, fleeing figure.

Everything seemed to happen in an instant. Several figures slowly drifted down from a distance. One of them, dressed in the robes of the Celestial Profound Sect, quickly walked up to Lei Hao. ”Lei Hao, are you and Qing’Er alright?”

The others also moved toward the fallen members of their own respective sects.

Lei Hao looked at the man in astonishment. ”We’re fine, Elder Li. What are you doing here?”

Elder Li said slowly, ”Qing’Er sent me a distress Talisman Order. I rushed here all the way from the Celestial Star Ancient Country.”

These were the Elders of the four sects, all of whom had rushed over from the closest locations after being alerted.

”The members of my sect show no signs of life! What happened here? That kid just now must have killed them!”

”Xia Liu and Yan Kuan are both dead! How am I supposed to face the Sect when I return?”

”Wait, why aren’t any of my Celestial Thunder Hall disciples here?”

Suddenly, several furious roars echoed in all directions.

Then, the members of the other three sects all turned their eyes to Lei Hao, the fury in their gazes so palpable it was almost visible.

One of the women asked, ”Who was that man with the sword just now?”

”His name is Wen Qingye,” Lei Hao replied slowly, his brow furrowed.

”It’s him?” The three Elders were startled to hear his words, and their brows knitted tightly.

The Elder from the Flowing Cloud Sect asked, a cold glint in his eyes, ”Isn’t he a member of the Celestial Profound Sect? Why would he kill people from my Flowing Cloud Sect?”

”Let me explain. I’m not entirely clear on it myself,” Lei Hao said, taking a deep breath. ”We from the four sects gathered here, planning to slay the Flaming Three-Headed Dog together. But who would have known that only one person from the Celestial Thunder Hall would arrive?”

A middle-aged man roared, ”What? Impossible! My Celestial Thunder Hall dispatched four people this time! How could only one have shown up?”

”Xie Zhihua, calm yourself,” Elder Li interjected sharply.

Xie Zhihua took a sharp breath and fell silent.

”And then?” the man and woman beside him asked in unison.

This man and woman were no ordinary people; they were Elder Liu Mingliang of the Flowing Cloud Sect and Elder Wu Shuangying of the Three Realms Sect.

Lei Hao continued, ”The only one left from your Celestial Thunder Hall was Le Qian. He claimed he’d been ambushed by the Heaven-Burying Sect and was the only one to escape and rendezvous with us. We didn’t suspect him. We decided to proceed with the plan to kill the Flaming Three-Headed Dog, and everything was going smoothly. But at the very last moment, Shan Tong of the Heaven-Burying Sect showed up.”

Wu Shuangying was first shocked, then puzzled. ”Shan Tong? He broke through to the Life and Death Realm a year ago. How did you all manage to escape from him?”

Lei Hao answered, ”Shan Tong was primarily there to kill Wen Qingye, so the rest of us fled in a panic. But the Heaven-Burying Sect didn’t let us go easily; they sent numerous experts to hunt us down. It was then that Le Qian suddenly turned on us. Unfortunately, we were caught completely off guard and he seriously wounded us all. Then, my Junior Sister Yann fought him, but she was no match for Le Qian. After that, Wen Qingye suddenly arrived, which brings us to what you saw.”

”Le Qian is a traitor? How is that possible?” Upon hearing Lei Hao’s words, the heart of the Celestial Thunder Hall Elder, Xie Zhihua, sank. He thought he had also just seen Le Qian fleeing into the distance. ’If that’s true, this is going to be a huge problem. No, I can’t let it be.’

A sharp glint flashed in Xie Zhihua’s eyes as he immediately directed the blame toward Wen Qingye. ”How did Wen Qingye escape from Shan Tong? And why did he then turn around and deliver killing blows to the disciples of the other two sects? These are all suspicious points. Le Qian wasn’t my personal disciple; I don’t know him well. But Wen Qingye is far from innocent. We all saw him stab everyone’s Qi Sea Acupoint with his sword just now.”

Wu Shuangying analyzed calmly, ”Wen Qingye has a Python-shaped Demon Beast at his command, one that’s at the Life and Death Realm. While it likely couldn’t kill Shan Tong, escaping wouldn’t have been a problem. Could it be that he wanted to secretly eliminate the members of my Three Realms Sect and the Flowing Cloud Sect over the True Essence Fruit?”

”Not necessarily. Perhaps he’s also thrown in his lot with the Heaven-Burying Sect. A person’s heart is unfathomable; who can say what twists lie within?” Xie Zhihua said after a moment of thought. ”But the fact remains that Wen Qingye killed the disciples of your two sects and has now fled.” At this point, he was solely focused on clearing the name of his Celestial Thunder Hall; he couldn’t be bothered with anything else.

Hearing Wu Shuangying’s words, Liu Mingliang nodded gravely and turned to look at Elder Li.

Elder Li’s heart sank. ”What exactly is the condition of your two sects’ disciples? Perhaps they’ve only fallen into a coma?”

Wu Shuangying sneered. ”Are you joking, Elder Li? A sword through the Qi Sea, no breath, and a heart that has stopped beating. Are those the signs of a coma?”

”This...” Elder Li’s brow furrowed deeply.

Liu Mingliang’s eyes turned cold. ”We will need an explanation from your Celestial Profound Sect. Our Flowing Cloud Sect disciples cannot be allowed to die for nothing.”

”That’s right. And my Three Realms Sect’s disciples can’t have died in vain either,” Wu Shuangying added, her gaze fixed on Elder Li as she spoke in a grim voice.

At this, Elder Li could only manage a bitter smile. ’Could Wen Qingye truly have been so blinded by greed?’